Acting
Frank McHugh
EN cinema · 128 credits
Born
22 May 1898
Died
11 September 1981 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Francis Curray McHugh
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Francis Curray "Frank" McHugh (May 23, 1898 – September 11, 1981) was an American film and television actor. Born in Homestead, Pennsylvania, McHugh came from a theatrical family. His parents ran a stock theatre company and as a young child he performed on stage. His brother Matt and sister Kitty performed an act with him by the time he was ten years old, but the family quit the stage around 1930. Another brother, Ed, became a stage manager and agent in New York. McHugh debuted on Broadway in The Fall Guy in 1925. Warner Bros. hired him as a contract player in 1930. McHugh played everything from lead actor to sidekick and would often provide comedy relief. He appeared in over 150 films and television productions and worked with almost every star at Warner Bros. He was a close friend of James Cagney and appeared in more Cagney movies than any other actor. He appeared with him in eleven movies between 1932 and 1953. Their friendship lasted until McHugh's death. By the 1950s his film career had begun to decline, as evinced by his smaller role in Career (1959). From 1964 to 1965 he played the role of Willie Walters, a live-in handyman, on ABC's sitcom The Bing Crosby Show. His last television appearance was as Charlie Wingate in the episode "The Fix-It Man" on CBS's Lancer western series. McHugh played a handyman in that role too. McHugh was married to Dorothy Spencer. He had three children and two grandchildren. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank McHugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Way Down Cellar
as Constable Seely
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Captain Jack
A Tiger Walks
as Bill Watkins
The Spiral Staircase
as Constable Williams
Career
as Charlie Gallagher
Say One for Me
as Jim Dugan
The Last Hurrah
as Festus Garvey
Three Men on a Horse
as Charlie
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Eddie Dugan
A Lion Is in the Streets
as Frank Rector
It Happens Every Thursday
as Fred Hawley
My Son John
as Father O'Dowd
The Pace That Thrills
as Rocket Anderson
Paid in Full
as Ben, Bartender
The Tougher They Come
as Gig Rafferty
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Kilcoyne
Mighty Joe Young
as Windy
The Velvet Touch
as Ernie Boyle
Carnegie Hall
as John Donovan
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Carey
The Hoodlum Saint
as Three Finger
The Runaround
as Wally Quayle
Little Miss Big
as Charlie Bryan
State Fair
as McGee
A Medal for Benny
as Edgar Lovekin
Going My Way
as Father Timothy O'Dowd
Marine Raiders
as Sgt. Louis Leary
Bowery to Broadway
as Joe Kirby
All Through the Night
as Barney
Her Cardboard Lover
as Chappie Champagne
Manpower
as Omaha
Back Street
as Ed Porter
Four Mothers
as Ben Crowley
I Love You Again
as 'Doc' Ryan
City for Conquest
as 'Mutt'
'Til We Meet Again
as Rockingham T. Rockingham
The Fighting 69th
as "Crepe Hanger" Burke
Virginia City
as Mr. Upjohn
Alex in Wonderland
as Narrator (voice)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Caruthers
The Roaring Twenties
as Danny Green
Dodge City
as Joe Clemens
On Your Toes
as Paddy Reilly
Wings of the Navy
as Scat Allen
Daughters Courageous
as George
Indianapolis Speedway
as Spuds Connors
Four Wives
as Ben Crowley
Four Daughters
as Ben Crowley
Swing Your Lady
as Popeye Bronson
He Couldn't Say No
as Lambert T. Hunkins
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fingers' McCarthy
Boy Meets Girl
as Rossetti
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Tod Harrington
Breakdowns of 1938
as Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
as Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Frank McHugh
Submarine D-1
as "Lucky" Jones
Marry the Girl
as David Partridge
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Sniffer Sears
A Day at Santa Anita
as Frank McHugh (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
as Herman
Three Men on a Horse
as Erwin Trowbridge
Moonlight Murder
as William
Stage Struck
as Sid
Snowed Under
as Orlando Rowe
Freshman Love
as Coach Hammond
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Humbolt Prentiss
Page Miss Glory
as Ed Olson
Maybe It's Love
as Willie Sands
The Irish in Us
as Mike O'Hara
Stars Over Broadway
as Offkey Cramer
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Crash Kelly
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
Return of the Terror
as Joe Hastings
Fashions of 1934
as Snap
Here Comes the Navy
as Droopy Mullins
6 Day Bike Rider
as Clinton
Smarty
as George
Heat Lightning
as Frank
Hollywood Newsreel
as Himself
Let’s Be Ritzy
as Bill Damroy Robert
Footlight Parade
as Francis
Ex-Lady
as Hugo Van Hugh
The Telegraph Trail
as Corporal Tippy
Lilly Turner
as David 'Dave' Dixon
Grand Slam
as Philip 'Speed' McCann
Parachute Jumper
as Toodles Cooper
Tomorrow at Seven
as Clancy
Son of a Sailor
as Gaga
Havana Widows
as Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
Convention City
as Will Goodwin
Elmer, the Great
as Healy High-Hips
The House on 56th Street
as Chester Hunt
Private Jones
as 'Greasy' - the Cook
Hold Me Tight
as Billy Wade
One Way Passage
as Skippy
Blessed Event
as Reilly
High Pressure
as Mike Donahey
Extra! Extra!
as Peter Burke
The Crowd Roars
as Spud Connors
Life Begins
as Ringer Banks
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Skeets, a Reporter
Union Depot
as The Drunk
The Front Page
as McCue
Corsair
as 'Chub' Hopping
Millie
as John Holmes
Traveling Husbands
as Pinkie
The Great Junction Hotel
as Peeping Tom
Kiss Me Again
as Francois
Up for Murder
as Collins
The Wide Open Spaces
as Matt - a Gambler
The Hot Spot
as Peter Burke
Bad Company
as Doc-Henchmen
The Dawn Patrol
as Flaherty
Going Wild
as 'Ricky' Freeman
The Widow from Chicago
as Slug O'Donnell
College Lovers
as Speed Haskins
Top Speed
as Tad Jordan
Bright Lights
as Fish